Special series: Leadership matters
In the “Leadership Matters” series, guest articles explore the dimensions of Christian leadership. Find links to all the stories and related content below: PART 1…
ministers
We need leaders who look more like Jesus
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — I grew up in a small rural Church of Christ that sang “O Why Not Tonight?” on Sunday mornings. As a ministry…
True competence in ministry can only come from God
Casey Coston’s “Made Competent: A Story about Life in Ministry” is a raw, heartfelt story that invites readers into the journey of a campus minister.…
$171 million for better sermons
MALIBU, CALIF. — Fun and sun in Southern California. Pizza and drinks on the beach. Thirty-one active and aspiring Christian preachers experienced these tangible benefits…
What’s really going on at the Texas Rangers game
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Fishing is about more than fishing. That was the gist of a Top 10 country song released in 2011. Trace Adkins’ “Just…
Building up the kingdom — one small, rural church at a time
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Matthew Morine’s friends in ministry keep quitting. The job, tough in normal times, became insurmountable during the pandemic. “It’s not because…
Still the one: Alabama preacher marks 65 years with the same congregation
ROANOKE, Ala. — In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. The Soviet Union stunned…
Our ministerial crisis has arrived
My dad is a minister. He has preached for congregations in Oklahoma, California and Texas. He now serves as an elder of the Gray Road…
Ministers struggle under weight of pandemic stress
Many ministers are stressed and exhausted. The profession may be divine, but it takes a toll. “It’s all consuming,” said Celeste Smith, a licensed marriage…
Editorial: Love ‘these servants of God’
‘You will all watch your words and the ways that you go at these people, these servants of God!” Certainly, ministers are not perfect. They…
